In Woodbury, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.30 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Even though Woodbury is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Woodbury citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.93% of adults in Woodbury have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Woodbury in 2022 was $39,725, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,900 for a family of four. However, Woodbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Woodbury is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Woodbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Woodbury also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodbury include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Woodbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
